"Kids were standing on chairs and dancing in the aisles the minute the police backs were turned. The building was dark with only the spotlights on...Satin jacketed packs of teens slugged, beat and robbed 15...Over my dead body will there be another rock show in the Boston Arena." ....from the 29 chapter History of Boston R&R at Dirty Water - The Boston Rock & Roll Museum.posted by madamjujujive (11 comments total)

Quote above is from Chapter 3. Great post!posted by SpecialK at 10:24 AM on January 10, 2004

Ha! I love this site. This particular entry is a pisser. I was on a kick collecting songs by athletes awhile back and stumbled upon his stuff. It's musically mediocre, but like all cultural ephemera it gives you a glance into the mood of a place and time. I'm still trying to find a copy of "Go Go Joe Charbonneau."

Here's a tougher one. What did Boston guitarist Tom Scholz do for a living before forming the aforementioned band?posted by jonmc at 10:56 AM on January 10, 2004

OK, jonmc, I won't give away the answer to your question since I had to cheat via google. But it's interesting that just this past week he was a pilot in the news. This account has a rather misleading headline.

Cunning, Jon -- Want to clue the rest of us no-nothings in? :-Pposted by SpecialK at 8:27 PM on January 10, 2004

billsaysthis is correct. Scholz was an engineer.posted by jonmc at 8:53 AM on January 11, 2004

Let's just say when Boston's second album finally came out, back when three years between releases was an eternituy and not SOP, that every rock station DJ went more than a little overboard.posted by billsaysthis at 12:01 PM on January 11, 2004

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